Welcome to IBD among Indigenous Peoples Research Group

The IBD Among Indigenous Peoples Research Team 

We are an interdisciplinary research team in Treaty Four and Six Territories and the Homeland of the Métis (Saskatchewan, Canada). We aim to advocate for better health care and miyomāhcihowin (the Cree word for good health and well-being) among Indigenous peoples living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) through community-based evidence.  Indigenous patients and family advocates (IPFAs, Indigenous individuals living with IBD and family members of an Indigenous person with IBD), knowledge users (health care providers and decision-makers), and Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars compose our research team.

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Our research framework 

Our collaborative research framework is supported by cultural safety and patient-oriented research principles and guided by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada Calls to Action to advocate for better health care and miyomāhcihowin among Indigenous peoples living with IBD. We work in a collaborative environment fostering the principles of relationships, appreciating Indigenous ways of knowing and healing, and understanding the impacts of colonization, reconciliation, and advocacy for IBD care for Indigenous peoples. 

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